Apply to the SPHeRE PhD Programme

Scholar applications will open up in March 2024.

There are three modes of application for entry to the SPHeRE Structured PhD Programme:

1. The first mode is for individual applicants who wish to enrol on the Programme as a HRB SPHeRE Funded Scholar (full-time)
2. The second mode is for individual applicants who wish to enrol on the Programme as a Self-Funded scholar (part-time or full-time)
3. The third mode is for individual applicants who wish to enrol on the Programme as an alternatively funded scholar.

Funding Bodies (such as charities, philanthropic organisations or employers) or PIs/Supervisors that have funding for a Scholar or a tied bursary (either externally funded or tied to their own institutions) that can fund a Scholar for 4 years can also apply for inclusion of their candidate on the Programme.
No additional fees are payable to the SPHeRE Programme.
Please contact SPHeRE Programme Manager Katherine Walsh at katherinewalsh@rcsi.com for further information on enrolling a Scholar on the programme.

Mandatory Orientation will take place in person Wednesday 25^th-Friday 27^th September 2024 in RCSI and TCD.

 

 1. Individual applicants: HRB SPHeRE Funded (full-time only)

Applications for SPHeRE funded Scholarships will open up in March 2024.

Each year individual applicants may apply for entry to the SPHeRE Structured PhD Programme.

Applicants who wish to apply for a SPHeRE funded Scholarship must submit an application form and select their preferred project (or a maximum of three projects).
Further details on the projects will be on this webpage in March 2024.

Projects are linked to an institution, and so Scholars will be based at the institution to which the project is linked. It will not be possible for Scholars to move a project to their preferred institution

See here for further guidance on applying for a HRB SPHeRE Full-time Scholarship

 

2.  Individual applicants: Self-Funded Scholar (part-time or full-time)

Self-funded Scholar applications will open up in March 2024.

Individual self-funded applicants, either full-time or part-time, who either do not apply for a HRB SPHeRE Scholarship, or are not successful in receiving one, but are deemed suitable for entry to the SPHeRE Programme may register at any of the nine institutions below where the relevant University registrations and fees are payable.

No additional  fees are payable to the SPHeRE Programme.

• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
• Trinity College Dublin,
• University College Cork (UCC)
• Dublin City University (DCU)
• The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (MU)
• Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)
• University College Dublin (UCD)
• University of Galway
• University of Limerick (UL)

 

3.  Individual applicants: Alternatively Funded Scholars

If you wish to apply as an Alternatively Funded Scholar (meaning you already have a source of funding from a workplace, institution etc.) for the 2024-2025 academic year please contact SPHeRE Programme Manager Katherine Walsh at katherinewalsh@rcsi.com

Applications for RCSI School of Population Health Converge scholarships will open up in early 2024. Please contact Elaine Healy at elainehealy@rcsi.com with any questions.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis for candidates who are alternatively funded.

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If you have any questions about the SPHeRE Programme or the application process
please contact sphereprogramme@gmail.com